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baxandall and semir zeki: the brain the kunsthalle and incubators neighborhoods and old industrial places the wired city networking is the key

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urban heritage and creativity creative industries and knowledge economies are non destructive and non polluting heritage urban settings offer special sense of place and human size the sense of place, mixity and the human size of the environment are the basic binding

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the role of urban amenities site specific goods and services that make locations particularly attractive for living and working contrary to tourism that is seasonal and short-lived, they bring in long- term demand, production and consumption

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An example of urban regeneration through creativity Mar Mikhayel in Beirut

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the change Creativity related trades that have settled in Mar Mikhayel by year of opening

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main results of the survey 23 replies out of 30 surveyed (artists, fashion, design, architects, art associations, supporting trades) 12 came for the «cachet» of the place 6 for the community of arts already present 19 for the low rent 17 ready to leave if prices increase 12 feel they belong to a cluster and cooperate

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what is needed? like heritage & genuine places, creative activities need nurturing (support) and protection (copyrights) commercial investments to be controlled functions and uses to be guided to keep mixity wired place and amenities to attract and support